The Reef (Haifa) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a good honest look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us.

Alright, look, I'm gonna be straight with you. The next sixteen days for The Reef (Haifa) are a bit of a heartbreaker. It's a beach and reef setup that's inconsistent at best, and for almost the entire run, the surf quality is just flat-out poor. There’s nothing here that gets a proper recommendation. That early part of the window is a total write-off.

We kick off on Saturday the 12th with tiny waves – barely 1ft – and a northwesterly wind blowing straight onshore. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 4° above average. That's the only notable thing early on, because the swell energy is pathetic (7), and it stays that way for days. We get a few little bumps mid-week, like on Wednesday the 16th, where the swell creeps up to 3ft from the WNW, and the energy picks up a touch (68), but the cross-to onshore wind just chops it all up. It’s a frustrating pattern of small, messy groundswell.

There are a couple of brief moments that offer a glimmer. On Friday the 18th, we get a glassy morning with a slight air, but the swell is still only 2ft. Then on Saturday the 19th, we get another glassy start with a longer-period 10-second swell from the west (energy of 58), but it’s still only 2ft and the afternoon gets blasted by a 16 mph cross-onshore.

The only real standout in this whole stretch comes on Sunday the 20th. The morning sees a 3ft swell from the WNW with a decent 11-second period and moderate wave energy (198). That’s the most power we see. But the catch? A 13 mph north wind is blowing cross-shore, putting a chop on it, and the wave comment still says poor surf. It's a classic case of the numbers looking okay but the conditions just not coming together. After that, it’s a slow slide back into tiny 1ft junk for the rest of the week, with strong winds making it lumpy and choppy.

Honestly, the last day, Sunday the 27th, offers the first sniff of a clean offshore wind – from the east at 9 mph with a 3ft swell. But the period is a short 5 seconds, and the afternoon gets hammered by a 19 mph cross-onshore again.

Bottom line, there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. The Reef is inconsistent, and this is one of those blank runs that shows why. The wind is mostly on it or cross-onshore, the swell is too small and weak, or it’s messy. It’s not going to stay this bad forever, but for now, you’re better off checking the forecasts for a change. The conditions on the 20th might be the closest we get to something, but it’s a longshot with that wind. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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